Edgar Corenejo Bautista v. Merrick Garland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS AUG 15 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

EDGAR JESUS CORENEJO BAUTISTA, No. 20-73336 AKA Jesus Martin Rivera Torres, Agency No. A201-287-454 Petitioner,

v. MEMORANDUM *

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Argued and Submitted February 13, 2024 San Francisco, California

Before: BEA, HAMILTON,** and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Edgar Jesus Corenejo Bautista is a Mexican citizen who

unlawfully reentered the United States in August 2015 after several prior

removals. After immigration authorities took action to remove him, Bautista

petitioned for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention

Against Torture, also known as the CAT. He claimed past persecution and a fear

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The Honorable David F. Hamilton, United States Circuit Judge for the…